凌壺觀 李麟祥의 한시 세계

Abstract

This thesis illuminated on the poetic works of Lee Insang, known as the master of literary painting in the 18th century. Poetry captures meaningful moments in life and lyrically expresses the feelings of those moments. In this respect, Lee Insang's poems are the aspects of life that he revealed himself, and can be said to be a confession of himself. Looking at the poetic works he wrote during his 14 years of public service, Lee Insang strongly criticized the political reality of the time based on the Loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and antipathy for the Qing dynasty. In addition, he lamented his condition of not being able to quit a low-ranking office and ridiculed himself. Such a feeling of sadness ultimately led him to dream of hiding in nature. With financial help from his friends, he got a house called Neung Hogwan in Namsan, Seoul. In general, the works written in that house are full of leisure and fun of life. The poems he wrote while interacting with friends who share his will and taste, or attending a meeting, stopped criticizing reality for a while and expressed his enjoyment and taste as an artist as a writer. He delightfully recites the daily life of caring for flowers and trees, and enjoying the landscape around the house. In addition, he wrote in detail about artistic and cultural activities such as appreciating lotus and plum blossoms with his friends in a unique aesthetic way, creating paintings and poems in one place, and appreciating calligraphy, paintings, and antiques. Meanwhile, he enjoyed traveling to escape the political realities of his time. He traveled to Mt. Geumgang, Yeoju, and Danyang, and wrote many travel poems. Finally, he stayed for a while in Gudam, Danyang, the land of retreat he had dreamed of from early on, and wrote poetry about the beautiful scenery there. His travel poetry has a strong tendency to pursue harmony between nature and human beings based on Neo-Confucian thinking rather than focusing on the sensuous and realistic description of the landscape.